DAKOTA-HAM is a mailing list (reflector) open to all radio amateurs (hams) residing in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota (or anyone...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 1, 1998 8:24 pm
... From: "Tod Olson" <tao@...> To: <Undisclosed.Recipients@...> Subject: request for comment Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:33:30 -0600...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 2, 1998 7:00 pm
Why are all these folks so excited? Point your browser to http://www.rossiya.net/mnqso.htm to find out. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 2, 1998 7:20 pm
Dear Director Olson, Thanks for putting this issue out for public input. I know I speak for all members of the Dakota Division when I thank you for your...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 9, 1998 7:00 pm
Tod, I think the proposal by WA4STJ is a step in the right direction, but is more complex than needed (2 classes would seem just fine) and the integration plan...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 9, 1998 7:25 pm
... From: "Tod Olson" <tao@...> To: <Undisclosed.Recipients@...> Subject: request for comment Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:33:30 -0600...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 12, 1998 3:01 am
Congratulations to Bill Kurtti, WC0M, and Max Wendel, N0FKU, on new terms as ARRL Section Managers in North Dakota and Minnesota. We all thank you for your...
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RayVoss@...
Jul 12, 1998 3:01 am
I have sent a couple of replies to Todd - - - but in case they ended up in the misaddressed files, let me offer this Reader's Digest version: 1. Basic...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 13, 1998 11:43 pm
Mike, Here are the license growth figures from June 1997 to June 1998. (Statistics from web at "http://www.speroni.com/FCC/Licenses.html") Coded Licenses Extra...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 14, 1998 1:30 pm
... Hi Mike, Under my plan nobody loses anything. The Extra licensees keep everything they have, and the Advanced class gains spectrum. That should "keep...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Jul 14, 1998 1:31 pm
Hans, I'm curious about the figure: Tech Plus Loss 3,871 We haven't had the Tech Plus class long enough to have these licenses expire. Are the people...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 14, 1998 3:31 pm
... The "Tech+" license includes all "coded" Technician licensees going back to the beginning of that class in 1951. Some of the losses are expired licenses;...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 14, 1998 5:26 pm
There was this DXer, who in the valley of the sunspot cycle, decided to take a cruise ship trip in the south Pacific for the first time. It was wonderful, the...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Jul 14, 1998 6:37 pm
... Hans, Typing my lengthy rambles consumes a huge amount of time. Where in the world do you expect me to find the time to actually read and closely evaluate...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 14, 1998 7:56 pm
... Lee, Actually, I know you are busy, so I have already evaluated my proposal for you. I have found it to be an excellent proposal worthy of your ...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Jul 14, 1998 8:47 pm
I've been working on a new slogan. Here it is: "Ham radio without CW is like a Mummer's parade without the feathers and banjos." Pretty catchy, huh? ...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 15, 1998 3:03 am
... Sean, You've come a long way in a hurry, and ought to be damn proud of the things you have accomplished. And you ask good questions...... I got my "Amateur...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Jul 15, 1998 2:19 pm
... Kelvin, the official TCRC Smart Ass interjects: Gee, I wish you wouldn't. ... See? I just KNEW something like this was gonna happen, darn it. ... Yeah, but...
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Dale M Reak
kb0vcv@...
Jul 15, 1998 2:19 pm
Hans: Being a newcomer to the hobby I find it very interesting how this thread always provokes so much conversation. I agree that the licensing structure ...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Jul 15, 1998 2:19 pm
... Good morning! Have another cup of coffee!! ;-) I'm a "Tech Plus," but that's because I got my license BEFORE the "codeless tech" became an option. What...
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Sean Warner K0XQ
k0xq@...
Jul 15, 1998 2:19 pm
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RayVoss@...
Jul 15, 1998 4:40 pm
Comment - - - 1. For Tech and Tech Plus - - -where do the losses come from? Are people really "turning in" their licenses that much? If my memory serves...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 15, 1998 4:40 pm
The following message from Bill Kurtti, WC0M. Bill is Section Manager in North Dakota. Return-Path: <bkurtti@...> Received: (qmail 18695 invoked by uid...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 15, 1998 7:48 pm
Welcome to Dakota-Ham. ~~~ Our motto: We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 15, 1998 9:12 pm
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 ... The Tech Plus ranks include techs who were licensed as far back as 1950's. The...
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Bill Kurtti
bkurtti@...
Jul 15, 1998 11:34 pm
Hi Hans & whoever else it may concern . 1st off I dont think that a written test can be written that would be any harder then the tests we have today for most ...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Jul 16, 1998 12:26 am
... Now if he'd used the term "socialist engineering," THAT would be a different story entirely! ;-) But seriously, I didn't find that term to be charged,...
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RayVoss@...
Jul 16, 1998 3:50 pm
Thanks, Hans, for this board. Some good and thoughtful comments (and a few of the other kind, but that's what makes things interesting)! As to "social...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Jul 17, 1998 2:37 pm
J A C K S O N H A M F E S T and C O M P U T E R S H O W Sunday August 9th 8:00AM at the Jackson Community College, south of Jackson, Michigan. For Tickets,...
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k0hb@...
Jul 17, 1998 8:16 pm
... Actually, the telling number is *not* number of new entrants, but the number of people who are not renewing! Looking at the renewal rate, you will find...
